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  • American Pie (1998)
    Review preview for American Pie

    For a movie that treats penetration with military precision, it is not as radical as it appears. Traditional rites-of-passage sentiments surrounding the Prom remain intact.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    High-schoolers enter a pact to lose their virginity.
  • American Pie 2 (2001)
    Review preview for American Pie 2

    The level of humour has plummeted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Virginal high shool kids have party fun after freshman year at college.
  • American Pie Reunion (2012)
    Review preview for American Pie Reunion

    A charrming and funny improvement over the second and third slices.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    It's high school reunion time for Stifler and the gang.
  • Columbus (2017)
    Review preview for Columbus

    The sense of poise created, as people move through spaces or talk back and forth, objects often leaving the frame in one direction as another enters from the opposite side, achieves a soothing rhythm.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two people meet by chance and forge a connection.
  • Grandma (2015)
    Review preview for Grandma

    Weitz wisely has no time for fluff - these are clever women charting tricky territory and spending 78 minutes in their company is an easy choice to make.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman tries to help her granddaughter raise funds for an abortion.
  • Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies (2004)
    Review preview for Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies

    Doesn't take itself any more seriously than is necessary to sell itself as a funny stoner flick.

    The Dude · 3.5 out of 5
    Weed, junk food and diarrhoea: can this movie get any funnier?
  • Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017)
    Review preview for Literally, Right Before Aaron

    As sweet as it is bitter.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her wedding.
  • Love, Antosha (2019)
    Review preview for Love, Antosha

    The inevitable sadness is balanced by so much joy and energy that it's a delight to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A portrait of the life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.
  • Mirai (2018)
    Review preview for Mirai

    Thumbs up here for graphics that are colourful, inventive and always interesting.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    A spoiled boy has to cope with the arrival of a new baby sister - and much more.
  • Over The Moon (2020)
    Review preview for Over The Moon

    Over The Moon is full of bright colours and boldly drawn characters which will appeal to even the smallest children.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess.
  • Reckless (2015)
    Review preview for Reckless

    For an erotic thriller it's pretty short on both thrills and eroticism.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A high flying lawyer develops a habit of using escort services, putting his marriage and career in danger.
  • Searching (2018)
    Review preview for Searching

    The film - co-written by Sev Ohanian - is not just clever in the way that it uses familiar programs and the Windows and Apple Mac environments but also in the way it triggers familiar emotions.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her. A thriller that unfolds entirely on computer screens.
  • Solaris (2002)
    Review preview for Solaris

    Soderbergh's use of real time, old time, dream and memory is orchestrated with such delicacy that the meaning of truth dissolves into pure sensation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A bereaved man is sent to investigate a mysterious planet and the disaffected crew in orbit around it.
  • Star Trek (2009)
    Review preview for Star Trek

    JJ Abrams rescues Rodenbury's creation from the pop culture scrap heap and produces a very likeable romp.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    James T Kirk joins Starfleet and meets a tormented Spock threatened by a vengeful Romulan in this reboot of the Star Trek franchise.
  • Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Review preview for Star Trek Beyond

    The film’s flaws come primarily in the weak villain and some irritating editing and plotting choices.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    The Enterprise encounters a new enemy.
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
    Review preview for Star Trek Into Darkness

    The baddie's been beefed up, the plot's been pared down, but the emotional core which really sold the first film—the magnificent character interaction—remains unscathed.

    Max Crawford · 4.5 out of 5
    With Starfleet in chaos and other ships destroyed, the crew of the USS Enterprise must venture alone to a dangerous world where one man could hold the fate of the galaxy in his hands.
  • Total Recall (2012)
    Review preview for Total Recall

    Whereas the original was a bright, primary coloured comic book, this looks more like a mobile phone advert.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Uncertain memories lead a man to question his identity in this remake of the 1990 science fiction thriller.

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